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all
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From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
appliances
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From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
AUTUMN
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From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
banks
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From this reading Meanwhile Merton was busy with the cart, drawing rich earth from the banks of the creek.
barn
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From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Since the work was being done by contract, I contented myself with seeing that it was done thoroughly.
better
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From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
busy
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From this reading Meanwhile Merton was busy with the cart, drawing rich earth from the banks of the creek.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Since the work was being done by contract, I contented myself with seeing that it was done thoroughly.
carpenters
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From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
carrying
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From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
cart
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From this reading Meanwhile Merton was busy with the cart, drawing rich earth from the banks of the creek.
completenounUS /complete/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
compost
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From this reading I determined that the making of great piles of compost should form no small part of my fall and winter labor.
contented
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From this reading Since the work was being done by contract, I contented myself with seeing that it was done thoroughly.
contract
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From this reading Since the work was being done by contract, I contented myself with seeing that it was done thoroughly.
country
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From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
creek
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days
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From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading I determined that the making of great piles of compost should form no small part of my fall and winter labor.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the work was being done by contract, I contented myself with seeing that it was done thoroughly.
drawing
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From this reading Meanwhile Merton was busy with the cart, drawing rich earth from the banks of the creek.
earth
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From this reading Meanwhile Merton was busy with the cart, drawing rich earth from the banks of the creek.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
exulted
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From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
fall
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From this reading I determined that the making of great piles of compost should form no small part of my fall and winter labor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
form
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From this reading I determined that the making of great piles of compost should form no small part of my fall and winter labor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Meanwhile Merton was busy with the cart, drawing rich earth from the banks of the creek.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I determined that the making of great piles of compost should form no small part of my fall and winter labor.
hammer
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From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Since the work was being done by contract, I contented myself with seeing that it was done thoroughly.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
labor
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From this reading I determined that the making of great piles of compost should form no small part of my fall and winter labor.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
making
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From this reading I determined that the making of great piles of compost should form no small part of my fall and winter labor.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile Merton was busy with the cart, drawing rich earth from the banks of the creek.
Merton
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From this reading Meanwhile Merton was busy with the cart, drawing rich earth from the banks of the creek.
more
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From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I determined that the making of great piles of compost should form no small part of my fall and winter labor.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Since the work was being done by contract, I contented myself with seeing that it was done thoroughly.
new
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From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I determined that the making of great piles of compost should form no small part of my fall and winter labor.
now
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From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
out
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From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I determined that the making of great piles of compost should form no small part of my fall and winter labor.
piles
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From this reading I determined that the making of great piles of compost should form no small part of my fall and winter labor.
plan
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From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
poultry-house
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From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
rapidly
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From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
rich
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From this reading Meanwhile Merton was busy with the cart, drawing rich earth from the banks of the creek.
roofing
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From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
seeing
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From this reading Since the work was being done by contract, I contented myself with seeing that it was done thoroughly.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I determined that the making of great piles of compost should form no small part of my fall and winter labor.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the work was being done by contract, I contented myself with seeing that it was done thoroughly.
small
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From this reading I determined that the making of great piles of compost should form no small part of my fall and winter labor.
SPORT
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From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
stroke
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From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
sty
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From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Since the work was being done by contract, I contented myself with seeing that it was done thoroughly.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
thoroughly
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From this reading Since the work was being done by contract, I contented myself with seeing that it was done thoroughly.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
two
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From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
up
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From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Every stroke of the hammer told rapidly now, and we all exulted over our new and better appliances for carrying out our plan of country life.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
winter
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From this reading I determined that the making of great piles of compost should form no small part of my fall and winter labor.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Since the work was being done by contract, I contented myself with seeing that it was done thoroughly.
WORK
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From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading AUTUMN WORK AND SPORT The barn was now up, and the carpenters were roofing it in, while two days more of work would complete the sty and poultry-house.
